Mar 24, 2026Nutrition

Can Dietary Change Reduce Chronic Pain? What Trials Show

Diet quality may reduce chronic pain scores, but evidence does not yet show that food reverses central sensitization or rewires the nervous system.

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Mar 24, 2026Mental Health

Mind-Body Practices Can Shift Stress Biomarkers—With Limits

An 89-RCT review links mindfulness, yoga, and related practices to lower cortisol and inflammation, but active controls complicate the story.

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Mar 23, 2026Nutrition

Gut Microbiome Therapy in CKD: Promise, Not a Kidney Cure

A 53-study analysis and dialysis trial link prebiotics and synbiotics to lower toxins and better anemia markers—but evidence remains low-certainty.

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Mar 22, 2026Nutrition

Mediterranean Diet, Gut Microbes, and Endocannabinoids

An isocaloric trial found Mediterranean eating shifted endocannabinoid-related blood ratios, with Akkermansia correlations—but causality remains unproven.

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Mar 19, 2026Nutrition

Can Your Neutrophil Count Predict Diabetes Diet Response?

A routine CBC neutrophil count may predict diabetes risk and remission on a Mediterranean diet—but the evidence comes from one heart-disease trial.

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Mar 19, 2026Physical Activity

Cold-Water Recovery Stacks: More Relief, Same Repair

Do compression, massage, or nutrition make cold plunges work better? Meta-analysis finds more soreness relief, but not faster muscle repair.

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Mar 14, 2026Mental Health

Mindfulness, Inflammation, and the Gene-to-Serum Gap

Mindfulness can modestly improve inflammatory biomarkers, but trials show gene-expression changes do not always reach CRP or IL-6 in blood.

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Mar 14, 2026Mental Health

Mindfulness Benefits May Build After an 8-Week Course

An 8-week mindfulness course reduced medical-student distress more at follow-up than at the finish line—but blood-panel claims remain weak.

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Mar 14, 2026Nutrition

Fasting, Calorie Cuts, or Keto: What Lowers Inflammation?

Intermittent fasting, calorie restriction, and keto can lower inflammatory biomarkers—but matched-weight studies question whether diet format matters.

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Mar 13, 2026Cardiovascular Health

Gum Disease and Heart Risk: What the Evidence Actually Shows

Periodontitis tracks with higher cardiovascular risk and faster biological aging. Learn what treatment can change, and why antiseptic mouthwash complicates the story.

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Mar 12, 2026Nutrition

Can Freeze-Dried Strawberries Improve Prediabetes Markers?

A small crossover trial found 32 g/day of freeze-dried strawberries improved insulin resistance and fasting glucose in prediabetes. Here's the catch.

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Feb 28, 2026Glp1 Agonists

SELECT’s Undercovered Result: Fewer Hospitalizations on Semaglutide

SELECT made headlines for fewer heart attacks and strokes. The quieter result: semaglutide also cut hospital admissions and hospital days in high-risk obesity.

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